Shloka 13
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
क्षत्रियो वा महाभागे वैश्यो वा धर्मचारिणि । स्वानि कर्माण्यपाहाय शूद्रकर्म निषेवते
kṣatriyo vā mahābhāge vaiśyo vā dharmacāriṇi | svāni karmāṇy apāhāya śūdrakarma niṣevate ||
大自在天（摩醯首罗）说道：“噢高贵的夫人，噢奉行法者——无论是刹帝利（kṣatriya）还是吠舍（vaiśya），若舍弃自身所当行之业，而去从事首陀罗（śūdra）之业，便从本位坠落，成为种姓混杂（varṇa-saṅkara）之因；并在后世投生于首陀罗之胎。无论其为婆罗门、刹帝利或吠舍，若行此事，终将归于首陀罗的境况与性情。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes svadharma: one should not abandon one’s prescribed responsibilities and adopt another varṇa’s occupational role out of disregard for dharma; such deviation is presented as ethically and socially destabilizing and as carrying karmic consequences, including a lower rebirth.
Maheshvara (Śiva) is instructing a noble woman addressed as “mahābhāge” and “dharmacāriṇi,” explaining the consequences, within a varṇa-dharma framework, of a Kshatriya or Vaishya giving up their own duties to perform Shudra-type work.